Inez M. Haring facts for kids

Inez Maria Haring (born Inez Maria Eccleston) was an American scientist who loved plants. She was born on October 12, 1875, and passed away on June 5, 1968. Inez Haring was especially known for studying bryology, which is the study of mosses and similar small plants. She worked at the New York Botanical Garden as an Assistant Honorary Curator of Mosses starting in 1945.

Early Life and Family History

Inez Maria Eccleston was born in Medina, Ohio, on October 12, 1875. Her parents were William F. Eccleston and Narcissa Graham Eccleston.

On November 4, 1899, she married Harry Albert Haring in Cleveland, Ohio. Harry Haring was a writer and editor. They had one son, H. Albert Haring, Jr., who became an economics professor.

Inez Haring lived in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1876 to 1920. After that, she spent her summers in the Catskill Mountains. She also spent winters in the Western United States.

Education and Scientific Career

Inez Haring was a very educated person. She earned a Bachelor of Letters (B.L.) degree from Western Reserve University in 1898. The next year, she received a Master of Arts (A.M.) in Mineralogy from Case University.

Later, in 1934, she earned another A.M. degree, this time in Botany, from Vassar College. She also started working towards a PhD at Cornell University, but it is not known if she finished this degree.

In 1941, Inez Haring began working at the New York Botanical Garden. She worked with the moss collections in the Elizabeth Gertrude Britton Moss Herbarium. In 1945, she was given the special title of Assistant Honorary Curator of Mosses.

She worked closely with another scientist named Abel Joel Grout. Together, they organized the moss collections. They also traveled to the American Southwest to collect plant samples. Inez Haring was even a co-author on Grout's important book about mosses.

Inez Haring was a member of several scientific groups. She was part of the Torrey Botanical Society and the Sullivant Moss Society. The Sullivant Moss Society is now called the American Bryological and Lichenological Society. She also helped develop the Campfire Girls of America Association. She even wrote articles for Boys' Life magazine.

Plant Collections and Research

Inez Haring collected many plant samples during her career. The William & Lynda Steere Herbarium at the New York Botanical Garden holds about 4,000 of her collections. Many of these samples are of bryophytes, which include mosses and liverworts.

Most of her collections came from New York State and the western United States, especially Arizona. Some of her specimens have been digitized. This means you can view them online through the C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium.

When she passed away in 1968, some of her collections from the Grand Canyon area were also kept at the Grand Canyon Museum. Other collections were at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Later Life and Legacy

Inez Haring died in 1968 in Bloomington, Indiana. She was 91 years old. Her work helped us learn more about mosses and other small plants in North America.